2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

[Audiate]

Introduction The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders is an active, fun-loving, semi-serious, semi-realism regiment predominately of North Americans. We seek variety in gameplay, via different types of events, different ways of conducting and going about them, independent and group gameplay in both public and private settings, inter-regiment based events, et cetera. Many of our members are veterans who have been playing for years, though we have and accept new players to the game franchise as well. We are mostly made up by the active remnants of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders (2013) and the 33e Infanterie de Ligne (2012), though our current Napoleonic Wars counterpart is the 1tes Pommerches Infanterie-Regiment.

Muster Roll 1st PlatoonPlatoon Staff: Lieutenant (Platoon first-in-command) Lieutenant Nevin Lachlan Non-Commissioned Officers Staff Serjeant (Platoon second-in-command) Staff Serjeant Jeffrey Hillsworth Serjeant (Platoon third-in-command) Vacant Corporal (Section commanding officer) Vacant 1st Section Spoiler Fireteam AlphaLance-Corporal Enlisted men Fireteam BravoLance-Corporal Enlisted men Private Dwarf Private Gahren Private Insomniac Private Tekkz Private Thomas Fireteam CharlieLance-Corporal Enlisted men Private Butch Private Habsburger Private Imperial Private Niophoris [close] In-Game Expectations Note: Not all of the following are expected of from new recruits. Fluent ability with both German and French weaponry mechanics Clear understanding of commands Commitment towards attending events and trainings Politeness and hospitality towards all other members and non-members alike Respectfulness in and out of the game An attendance rate of at minimum 50% for events Acknowledgements Nicknames "Princess Louise's Highlanders" "Thin Red Line" Battle Honours Pre-Amalgamation Spoiler Cape of Good Hope, 1806 Rolica Vimeira Corunna Pyrenees Nivelle Nive Orthes Toulouse Peninsula South Africa, 1846-1847 Alma Balaclava Sevastopol Lucknow South Africa, 1879 Modder River Paardeberg South Africa, 1899-1902 [close] World War I Spoiler Mons Le Cateau Retreat from Mons Marne Aisne La Bassée Messines Armentières Ypres Gravenstafel St Julien Frezenberg Bellewaarde Festubert Loos Somme Albert Bazentin Delville Wood Pozières Flers-Courcelette Morval Le Transloy Ancre Heights Ancre Arras Scarpe Arleux Pilckem Menin Road Polygon Wood Broodseinde Poelcappelle Passchendaele Cambrai St Quentin Bapaume Rosières Lys Estaires Hazebrouck Bailleul Kemmel Bethune Soissonnais-Ourcq Tardenois Amiens Hindenburg Line Epehy Canal du Nord St Quentin Canal Beaurevoir Kortrijk Selle Sambre France and Flanders, 1914–18 Italy, 1917–18 Struma Doiran, 1917-18 Macedonia, 1915–18 Gallipoli, 1915–16 Rumani Egypt, 1916 Gaza El Mughar Nebi Samwil Jaffa Palestine, 1917–18 [close] Credits - Thread Layout; Joseph Graham

Rank Structure Platoon Staff Lieutenant - Lt Staff Serjeant - SSgt           Non-Commissioned Officers Serjeant - Sgt Corporal - Cpl     Enlisted men Lance-Corporal - LCpl Private - Pte History Background The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was raised as an infantry regiment on 1st July 1881, amalgamated from the 91st Argll and 93rd Sutherland Highlander infantry regiments. The regiment consisted of sixteen battalions upon being raised; two regular battalions, two militia battalions, five territorial battalions, and an additional seven battalions were raised for the New Army. Pre-Amalgamation The Argyll and Sutherland regiments prior to 1881 were of varying background. The 91st Regiment of Foot (Princess Louise's Argyllshire)--which would become a nickname of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders--was formed in 1759, and then re-raised multiple times, in 1779, 1793, and in 1794 it was raised as the 98th (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot and redesignated two years later as the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot at Cape of Good Hope. The 91st then went on to serve in the Peninsular War, once from 1808-1809 and then once again 1812-1814. They took part in the Battle of Corunna, Walcheren Campaign, and the battles of Vittoria, Sorauren, Nivelle, Bayonne, and Toulouse. In 1915 they were positioned in Belgium as Napoleon fought the Coalition in Flanders. They were most distinguished during the Battle of Quatre Bras.The 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was raised in 1759 as the 1st Sutherland Fencibles, again in 1779 by Countess Elizabeth of Sutherland as the 2nd Sutherland Fencibles, and again in 1793 as the 3rd Sutherland Fencibles by Lieutenant-Colonel William Wemyss, which would take various Belgium settlements and participate in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The regiment was recreated by Wemyss in 1799 upon the request of Countess Elizabeth, and served its earliest years as the in various garrisons. A notable Sutherland Highlander that served since the 3rd Fencibles, Serjeant Samuel Macdonald, was reported to be such a giant among men, that the Countess had donated an extra two shillings six pence a day to help properly sustain the giant's diet. The Serjeant had also reportedly began the regiment's tradition of keeping a pet deer. The 93rd had served in the Battle of New Orleans, where it greatly held out under heavy fire for an extended period of time, in which other regiments of the army were saved and retreated, before finally being pulled back themselves. Years later, in 1854, the 93rd was deployed in Crimea, where it would be renowned for its services in the Battle of Balaclava, where it had heroically routed the enemy cavalry charge with impressive volleys and unparalleled determination. There, the regiment would be given the nickname "Thin Red Line" by a reporter who was watching the battle from the hills. The nickname would be given to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, as well. In 1857, the 93rd was sent to India to suppress the local rebellion. There, with the assistance of the 4th Punjab Regiment, slaughtered over 2,000 Indian rebels in the Sikandar Bagh, earning the highlanders six Victoria Crosses. Post-Amalgamation Upon the United Kingdom's entry into World War I, the first and second battalions of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment was deployed to aide the fight against the German Empire. The regiment saw action and service in nearly seventy locations in France, Belgium, Egypt, Palestine, and Italy, among many others throughout Europe and North Africa. Among the 91st, 93rd, and the amalgamated Argyll-Sutherland Highlanders, the regiment(s) had received a whopping thirteen Victoria Cross medals to enlisted men, non-commissioned officers, and commanding officers alike between 1857 and 1918. An additional three Victoria Cross medals were awarded post-World War I. After World War I, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders continued their service in both World War II and the Korean War. The regiment was amalgamated with other Scottish regiments of the British Army into the Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006, which continues to remain in reserves of the British Infantry today. Recruitment and Training The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders are recruiting North Americans, as well as anyone who can attend the events and trainings, regardless of past experience and skill. It is expected that recruits--regardless of their past experiences--are to obediently attend and graduate from boot camp: a special training period for new inductees. Special positions will not be awarded to anyone for any reason other than direct ascension of the roster. It is expected of all recruits that they be interested, committed, and active, all to a minimum extent, or they will otherwise be removed from the regiment after a standing period of inactivity of two weeks without reporting it prior to the commanding and highest ranked officer directly. To those who are interested in being active and reliable will receive regular events of varying variety to enjoy, and eventual promotion through the ranks if commitment is clear and steady, and if said members are interested in advancing further. No one will be pressured into more responsibility where they do not want. Alternatively, roles such as Serjeant are limited to a select few, who are more committed, more desiring of minor leadership responsibilities, and more capable than other candidates. Enlistment To join, either directly contact a commanding officer via Steam (links can be found on the left-hand side of this page), or apply by copying the application below and posting it, filled out, as a reply to this topic. Note that applications may take 1-3 days to be accepted! Steam Name: Age: Timezone: Previous regiment commanders (if any):

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[Audiate]

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[Audiate]

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